Ok there was a disconnect, but I'll roll with it. I thought we were actively tracking the bike.
So at this point we appear to be at the gates to the community not inside. What time is it? and how far from us is the bike?

Ahh crap, I forgot to post time. It is 1049 hours. (Fixed in IC as well.) The bike is about three block away. You just missed it.

Book: [2,5,6,5,3,6] = 4 hits

Looking at their position, Junior's position and the streets between them and Dick's, Book attempts to recommend a route to get ahead of Junior. He also looks to determine a place to ambush Junior where cameras and interference from bystanders will be minimal/nonexistent.

In any case, at some point we before Los Samurai territory we need to have System cause the bike to suddenly stop for a 'system diagnostics' to allow us to over take Junior. Book will be stun bolting him then.

Understood. I think that we can work this out nicely.

Give me a position roll for Tank's vehichle.

First off if I hadn't mentioned it in a while, this has been a smashing game. Glad we didn't drop it after some of the slow starts earlier on.

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Book summons F4 Air Spirit [1,3,1,2,5,6,2,1,3,6] = 3 hits
Spirit resists: [5,4,6,2] = 2 hits
Book resists DV4 drain: [6,2,2,6,3,5,6,5,6,6] = 7 hits
-- Wow! If only I would have known, I would have risked a bigger spirit.

Spirit with them, I am ready to fast forward to the point where we have a visual on the bike.

You're welcome. I am having fun with this one as well.

Tag.

F7 Stunbolt: [5,6,3,4,6,2,2,6,4] = 4 hits
F3 Stunbolt: [2,5,4,1,3,2,1,2,4] = 1 hit
Buy off drain in both cases.

Ok here is the plan. Blast him with the first stun bolt. At F7, damage 7 + net hits. Not sure how you rule on knock-down (BBB 151-152), but with surprise on the first shot I'm hoping to knock him down and into the manifesting air spirit behind him. If he somehow manages to still be conscious, between an engulfing air spirit and my second stun bolt, I'm hoping something finishes of those final few points and sends him to la-la land.

No worries. He's out.

Time for bed. I have to be at the audit site at 0700.

Physical Mask F5: [2,3,2,3,3,5,6,1,3,2] = (2)
Resist DV3 Drain: [3,4,3,3,4,6,3,5,4,4] = (2)
Spell dropped; 1 Box drain

Physical Mask F5: [3,6,4,4,1,5,1,6,3,5] = (4)
Resist DV3 Drain: [5,1,4,6,6,4,6,3,1,3] = (4)
Spell Sustained; No Drain (1 box cumulative)

I'm going to have our resident TM go snatch the LS drone since we haven't done that yet. Let me know if there is something else that you need.

Summon F4 Spirit of Air [Fear]: [3,1,1,5,4,5,3,1] = 2 hits
Spirit Resists: [6,1,6,2] = 2 hits
Resist Drain: [6,4,4,2,3,6,3,3,2,1] = 2 hits
2 boxes drain [Cumulative: 3 stun]

Summon F4 Spirit of Air [Fear]: [1,3,5,3,4,2,4] = 1 hit
Spirit resists: [2,1,1,3] = 0 hits; Critical Glitch
Buy Drain.
0 boxes drain [Cumulative: 3 stun]

W00T! Another critical glitch when opposing me as opposed to by me!

Poor, poor spirits.

What is the name of the place where the ceremony will occur? Is that City Hall?

I'm ok to fast forward to Tank's arrival, if there are no hitches with the drone and van getting into position.

Capitol Park - in front of the Capitol.

Quick Post, more later. Here is Tank, masked as Junior, riding through Los Samurai turf.

With only one service, is there anything special from this critical glitch?

It's an exceptionally accomodating spirit? I really can't think of anything else right now.

hehehhe. No problem.
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Book: Assensing [3,4,4,5,3] = (1)

If they allow Tank to leave unmolested, Book will return to his body. I am good to FF to Tank leaving the area and the van pulling out... but not the Lone Star drone leaving yet.

K, ball back in your court. I just made a quick post IC.

Heads up: I am heading out at 3am tomorrow for the airport and will be out of town on business all week, returning just in time for a Cub Scout camp out... I will try to post in, but if it all goes to hell in a handbasket, could be next Monday before I post in.

Deal.

I'll work IC tonight.

Nice to be home..

I can always agree to that. Short IC post up. I'm a little tired.

My workload went kinda crazy at work. I'm hoping to keep up in my games just to keep my sanity though.

I can completely understand that. Let me know if you need a break though. Last thing the game should do is add stress.

Actually the games are my release; They allow me to step away from the dren for a few minutes.
Post rate may slow a bit over the past though.

Understood. I enjoy creating the situations myself. Just keep me in the loop if you need something particular.

Book will be keeping a tight watch on the time factor, including travel times and the like. With 100 minutes until the ceremony begins I assume that there is plenty of time to:
1) Find a street dealer
- Step out of line of sight with him for a transaction
- Stun him
2) Pick up some fast food.
3) Ditch the van
4) Get another ride.
5) Drug Junior, move him to the new ride.
6) Autopilot him to daddy's ceremony with the statue.
7) Insure that some media is on hand to video him exiting the car, with the statue.

I believe that we can accommodate that.

Next step: Find a street dealer. One in a bad neighborhood, but a small time dealer... Minimum or no security. We need a small amount.

Things are good on the homefront. The wife is out and about today with her family. She sounded great when I talked to her before lunch. For me, work is almost in a holding pattern. They know I am about to take some vacation so I am just tying up loose ends and go to meetings.

I know that work has you hopping as well. Just checking in.

Sounds like things are going well, that is good. Working leveling out, we simply can't keep up in some areas so we are just dealing with the stuff that must be done. Glad to hear all are well, that always works to keep the stress level down.

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If you'll post any details, fluff or complications (and time) up to the garage, I'll attempt to carry us forward from there in my next post.

I was almost finished with a lovely detailed IC post when the computer at work hiccuped and I lost it all. I will work up a replacement here in a bit.

I hate it when that happens. I have half written a dozen posts over the last few months and closed the browser or rebooted without finishing or realizing..

IC post complete.

Initiative:
Tank: [1,3,4,6,4,1,1,4,3] 1 hit + 9 = 10
Book: [3,4,4,5,2,4,3,1] 1 hit + 8 = 9
Doberman: [2,6,1,4,1,2,4,5] 2 hits + 8 = 10

So obviously, there is plenty of room for interpretation here. If Junior doesn't zone out on the drugs, I may need to adjust plans. If needed, I will edit. The plan is to drug up Junior (not enough to kill him) and send him to the ceremony. Assuming Junior stays in the cab, my next post will be two blocks from the ceremony.

So far, so good.

Piece de resistance!

OK, post anything else you want to do right now and I'll polish off the aftermath.

Whew... Wasn't sure when that run started that they were gonna make it out the other end. It feels nice to get them through that one.

What good is a run where the outcome is known? I'm glad to provide an interesting game. Where would you like to go from here?

I'm game to keep going. We can keep with just me or you can bring in another player if you prefer. We do keep a good pace though.

BTW: I'm not sure who either Don Angelo or Doug is though...? Looked through my character notes.. Didn't find them.

Sorry, Double D, inc. is Digger's front for setting up meets at The Cube. It is also semi-legit but mostly shadow. I should have made that more obvious. For future reference if you get a message from Double D, inc. is an invitation from Digger for a meet.

I don't mind bringing in another player; however, I would want to keep the pace going. If you have a recommendation for who would be a good one to bring in, let me know.

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KARMA!!

Finishing the run - 7 (both)
Tank being awesome - 2
Book being sarcastic and funny - 1
Bonus for not getting into a fight with the gangers - 1 (both)

Totals
Tank - 10
Book - 9

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Ok, since you would like to keep going, where would you like to go IC? Any special goals, desire to handle a loose end somewhere, etc.

Double D - Got it.
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I don't have anyone to recommend and unless someone steps up with a good, consistent track record for posting, I say we mush on.
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Karma - Wow! I was just reviewing my notes. Here is Tank's Karma history. He is spending 12 for his 4th point of magic and spending the two power points to get increased reflexes R1.

I need a little time to think about Book. I have some ideas about where they need to go next but I need to put some thought there as well. If not by Sunday, then on Sunday. I know they really want to figure out what is up with System and spend a little payback there. That will probably be a focus over the next few days.

Ok, to be sure that I understood, you will not be posting until Sunday or you are looking for a little System payback prior to Sunday?

Sunday is when I will have time to sit down and decide on some future paths and how Book will spend some of his banked karma. Funny enough, even though Book was the character I created, I know more about where I want Tank to go.

He was feeling inadequate in speed when on point both at the museum and in the pharmacy. If he's gonna be point man, that had to increase. Next, his body has to go up. He's too scrawny for good armor. Once that is up its back to becoming a better face: Charisma, then another magic point for 2 more ranks in kinesics.

I know. Isn't it funny how that works out sometimes? There have been times where I know more about the NPCs than some of my old characters.

Just keep me in the loop. I won't plan on doing an IC update until I get some feedback from you. They have earned a rest - for a week at least.

FYI: My vacation ends today - so back to work for me tomorrow. My posting frequency should remain unchanged but might slip a little.